Begins by considering trends in the incidence of rural poverty in China, comparing China and India. Although the … incidence of rural poverty in China declined generally, such poverty is still a matter for concern, especially now that China … has joined the WTO. There is concern about the possible impact of China’s WTO entry on its rural poverty and its ability …

Vietnam and China. It is found that China and Vietnam have experienced similar adjustments in their agricultural sectors and … face at this time, similar agricultural policy problems. China began its economic reforms in 1979 and Vietnam followed in … changes have also occurred within the agricultural sectors of China and Vietnam and these are reviewed. In both countries, the …